''Kladirostratus'' is a

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of snakes of the

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. Members of this genus are known as Branch's beaked snakes..

Taxonomy

Both members of ''Kladirostratus'' were originally placed in ''

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'', but morphological and genetic evidence revealed that the species form a lineage that is

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to ''Psammophylax''.

Species

* '' Kladirostratus acutus'' ( Günther, 1888) - striped beaked snake, beaked skaapstekker * '' Kladirostratus togoensis'' (

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, 1893) - northern sharp-nosed skaapsteker

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q85774670 Kladirostratus Snake genera